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pcscd - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
pcscd - PC/SC Smart Card DaemonSYNOPSIS
pcscd [options]OPTIONS
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| -a, --apdu | |
| log APDUs and SW using the debug method (see --debug). | |
| -c, --config file | |
| Specifies the file file as an alternate location for /etc/reader.conf. | |
| -f, --foreground | |
| Runs pcscd in the foreground and sends log messages to stderr instead of syslog(3). | |
| -d, --debug | |
| use the lowest log level. Any log message of this level or above will be sent to stderr or syslog(3) depending on the use of --foreground. | |
| --info | use info log level. This is the default log level. |
| --error | use error log level. |
| --critical | |
| use critical log level. | |
| The log levels are ordered as: debug < info < error < critical. Use a log level l will log this level and all the levels above it. | |
| -h, --help | |
| Displays information about the pcscd command line | |
| -v, --version | |
| Displays the program version number | |
| -H, --hotplug | |
| Ask pcscd to rescan the USB buses for added or removed readers and re-read the /etc/reader.conf file to detect added or removed non-USB readers (serial or PCMCIA). | |
DESCRIPTION
pcscd is the daemon program for pcsc-lite and the MuscleCard framework. It is a resource manager that coordinates communications with smart card readers and smart cards and cryptographic tokens that are connected to the system.pcscd is normally started at boot time from /etc/init.d/pcscd. It allows applications to access smart cards and readers without knowing details of the card or reader.
pcscd coordinates the loading of drivers for card readers.
The purpose of pcsc-lite is to provide a cross compatible API (called winscard) for migrating Windows based PC/SC applications to Unix.
At startup, pcscd loads the smart card reader drivers specified in the /etc/reader.conf file (or specified using --config file).
SERIAL SMART CARD READER DRIVERS
Smart card reader drivers are placed in the /usr/lib/pcsc/drivers directory. Each driver is simply an .so file. pcscd locates the driver using the /etc/reader.conf file. See the reader.conf(5) manual page for more information. Drivers are available at http://www.musclecard.com/drivers.html.USB SMART CARD READER DRIVERS
USB smart card reader drivers are located in /usr/lib/pcsc/drivers directory as a bundle. You shall not add a USB driver in /etc/reader.conf file.FILES
/etc/reader.conf : Reader configuration file/etc/init.d/pcscd : pcscd startup script
/var/run/pcscd.pid : process id of the running pcscd
/usr/lib/pcsc/drivers : directory containing bundles for USB drivers
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
David Corcoran <corcoran@musclecard.com> and Ludovic Rousseau <ludovic.rousseau@free.fr>
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